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Photo of a large indoor hall with a seated congregation on cushioned mats and carpets, many men in white dhotis and shirts with orange stoles, some in orange-and-white attire, several women in saris and salwar kameez at the left. Many hold hands joined in anjali mudra, a few look toward the front. Above them hang tall cylindrical decorations in red, blue, green and yellow patterns with orange tassels from a white draped ceiling. A small framed portrait and a shrine with a deity murti sit at the far left, banners on stands stand near the centre, and an ornate golden chair with an orange cloth stands at the right.

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A large tented hall with striped decorative hangings overhead shows a dense seated audience of many people in white and orange-saffron clothing, many wearing yellow or orange shawls and sitting on orange cushions in rows. In the foreground, a few shaved-headed young men in saffron robes sit closely together. A video camera on a tripod and stage lighting are visible at the front, with a backdrop image of a hill at the far end. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person in this crowd view, and the speaker's position is not visible enough to confirm.2008-03-24A large indoor satsang hall with a crowd of seated devotees, mostly men in white kurtas and white dhotis with rudraksha malas, many with yellow and orange shawls and vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Front-row devotees sit cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation, one wearing headphones. Colourful hanging banners with yellow, orange and maroon tassels decorate the ceiling, and a small table with a red cloth sits at the front. Women in saris stand or sit at the back, and a wall display and banners are visible. The people are seated in rows and occupy the whole frame, with no clearly visible speaker.2008-03-26March 22 20082008-03-22A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of devotees seated on the floor in white clothing, many with hands joined in prayer. Several boys in white and a few young men in saffron or yellow shawls sit in front, and an older man in a blue striped shirt sits on a chair at the right. A man in an orange shawl stands at the left near the stage edge, and a man with a rudraksha mala and a yellow cloth sits at the right. Hanging colourful tassel decorations and a white tented ceiling decorate the hall, with a screen or monitor on the back wall and a central stage area.2008-07-17March 24 20082008-03-24A large hall with a white fabric ceiling and rows of hanging cylindrical banners decorated with colourful geometric patterns and yellow tassels. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor, most wearing white garments, with some in yellow, orange and red clothing; many are shaven-headed, and several children in red and yellow shirts sit among them. A cameraman on a tripod stands at the left edge. The seated crowd faces forward toward a stage area that is out of frame, and the setting appears to be a satsang or discourse gathering.2010-09-03April 17 20122012-04-17 +2 copiesJune 22 20082008-06-22October 02 20082008-10-02A large indoor tent-hall photograph of a dense seated assembly of hundreds of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas. Many sit cross-legged on the floor with both hands pressed over their ears and eyes closed in a meditative posture. Hanging cylindrical banners with tasselled fringes in red, yellow and patterned fabric decorate the ceiling. Stage lights and a camera on a tripod are visible at the left edge, and a few people sit in plastic chairs at the far right. The image suggests a meditation session in a large pandal, with no legible central figure identified.2008-03-23Photo 11729339A large indoor hall at AadiKailaasa ashram with a white tented ceiling and hanging cloth banners with yellow tassels. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor: monks in orange robes and shaved heads sit at the front on orange and yellow mats, while many men and women in white kurtas and dhotis, some wearing yellow shawls, sit in lines toward the back. A camera on a tripod and a stage with a backdrop are visible at the far end, and a small blue book lies on the floor near the front.2008-03-24